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The National Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (NACMPA) organized a National Workshop on the Settlement and Digitization of Forest Boundaries in New Delhi yesterday. It brought together senior officials from the Union Government, State governments, and Union...

New Delhi, April 10 The combined electoral rolls of nine states and three Union territories have shrunk by nearly 6.08 crore following the completion of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise on Friday.Now, with the final electoral roll of Uttar Pradesh released, the second phase of the...

April 10, New Delhi: More than 5.72 lakh households have availed the Self-Enumeration facility under the 2027 Census, reflecting increasing participation in the digital initiative.The online facility, part of Phase 1 covering house listing and housing census, is currently being implemented in...

New Delhi, April 10 The CPI(M) said on Friday that the Centre should hold wider consultations on the proposed legislation for women's reservation in legislative bodies and the related delimitation exercise, which will increase the number of Lok Sabha seats to 816, with 273 reserved for women...

New Delhi, April 8 The Union Cabinet is believed to have cleared draft bills on Wednesday that aim to implement the Women's Reservation Act before the 2029 parliamentary elections and increase the number of Lok Sabha seats to 816, with 273 reserved for women.Sources familiar with the...

New Delhi, April 7 The Election Commission may launch the third and final phase of intensive revision of voter lists in the remaining 22 states and Union territories, including Delhi, after the upcoming assembly elections this month, officials said.Assembly elections are taking place in...

The Centre has requested the states and union territories to take necessary measures to curb practices such as hoarding and black marketing of LPG and other petroleum products. Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dr. Neeraj Mittal, has written a letter to all states and union...

New Delhi, April 1 Kerala recorded the highest number of cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act in 2023, at 30,697, while Jammu and Kashmir topped among Union Territories with 2,232 cases, the government told the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.In a written reply to a...

The government has announced a set of 33 questions that will be asked during the first phase of the 2027 Census. Speaking at a press conference in New Delhi, Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India, Mritunjay Kumar Narayan, stated that the census will be conducted in two phases. Mr...

Jammu, March 30 Former Chief Minister and PDP President Mehbooba Mufti called for united efforts by the government and opposition to restore the strength and dignity of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly on Monday.Mufti made the remark after observing the Assembly proceedings from the...

March 30, New Delhi – The Indian government has issued a gazette notification allowing the distribution of Superior Kerosene Oil under the Public Distribution System to 21 states and Union Territories, citing the geopolitical situation affecting energy supplies worldwide.To ensure...

New Delhi, March 30 The central government has made an ad-hoc allocation of Public Distribution System (PDS) kerosene to states and union territories for household use, introducing a 60-day emergency measure to ease pressure on cooking gas, LPG.The kerosene is intended for cooking and lighting...

New Delhi, March 28 The Supreme Court has directed the Centre and all the states to inform it about the standard procedure to be adopted in cases of human trafficking.A bench of justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and R Mahadevan said it was not interested in any hypothetical or academic formula...

New Delhi, March 27 The Centre has proposed penalty provisions under the Slum Areas (Improvement and Clearance) Act, 1956, which would impose a penalty of up to Rs 10,000 for each instance of non-compliance.Under the existing provision of Section 32, offences are punishable with imprisonment...

New Delhi, March 25 From frozen marathons at Pangong Lake in Ladakh to underwater adventures like snorkeling and scuba diving in Lakshadweep, the Centre is promoting a wide range of niche tourism segments across Union Territories to boost the local economy, the Rajya Sabha was informed on...

Today, the Election Commission held a review meeting with the Chief Secretaries, CEOs, DGPs, and senior officers of the five states going to the polls and their twelve bordering states and Union Territories, to assess preparedness, enhance coordination, and ensure violence-free...

New Delhi, March 22 The Supreme Court has directed all states and Union territories to provide updated details regarding jails, including the sanctioned capacity of each prison and measures taken to address overcrowding, by May 18.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta also asked...

The Lok Sabha has extended the tenure of the Joint Parliamentary Committee examining legislation related to the "one nation, one election" concept until the first day of the last week of the 2026 monsoon session. The bill aims to introduce simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and State...

Jammu, March 15 Union Minister Ramdas Athawale expressed confidence on Sunday that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will win the upcoming state assembly elections in several states and one Union Territory.The Election Commission announced the schedule for the assembly elections in four...

Registrations for the 6th phase of Yuva Sangam are now open. The Ministry of Education is inviting young people from across India to participate in this initiative under the "Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat" program. The deadline for registration is the 18th of this month. Registration can be...